Rangers and Everton target Kai Hutchison has finalised his next move following his departure from Dundee United.
The 16-year-old forward was offered a professional contract by the Tangerines, but he decided against committing his future to them.
Hutchison has not yet played a senior game for Dundee United, but they believed he could come through the ranks to become a first-team player.
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Everton beat Rangers to sign Kai Hutchison
Hutchison took to Instagram to confirm that he had indeed moved to Everton, following his exit from Tannadice.
RFC Youths reported that the Gers were also keen on signing the teenager, but have missed out to the Toffees.
The Premier League club had been in talks with Dundee United for a few weeks regarding the compensation, but that has now been agreed.
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Even though the Scotsman technically moved to the Hill Dickinson Stadium on a free transfer, Everton have to pay something in cross-border compensation.
Rangers would also have been owed compensation, but they could not tempt him to join.
The Merseyside club undoubtedly have deeper pockets, and they may have promised a better pathway to first-team football as well.
Why were Rangers keen on signing Hutchison?
The 16-year-old has shown plenty of promise playing for the youth sides, primarily operating as a centre forward or wide attacker.
He is comfortable driving at defenders and is also known for making smart off-the-ball runs.
Hutchison has already represented Scotland at the Under-15s and Under-17s levels, so it made sense for Rangers to want a promising homegrown player at Ibrox.
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People who have watched his youth games have spoken highly about the physical and technical development he has shown over the years.
The striker has great instincts inside the penalty area and has proven that he deserves to move to a bigger club.
Clubs often miss out on promising young talents, so it is not something that the Light Blues will be losing much sleep over.
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